Team Collaboration

• SQL Server 2008 “Katmai” … Microsoft outlined plans for the 2008 release of SQL Server, with a policy-based framework for managing database operations–rather than scripts–the biggest change. Other changes include support for geographical content, support for storing documents and images, and deeper integration with Microsoft Office and SharePoint. SearchWINIT

Mobility

• “Never Again” … Balsillie promised that the recent 13-hour shutdown of the RIM BlackBerry service in the United States will happen “never again”. “Balsillie said that the improbable combination of events, which included the failure of a minor software upgrade to a caching subsystem, the failure of the failover system and the subsequent overloading of a second system has been fixed.” Never is a long time, but all the best RIM! PHYSORG.com

Productivity

• Five Tools … Chris proposes five tools to help with building success through the adoption and consistent application of good habits: (1) keep going, (2) look to people/sources of inspiration, (3) establish “lighthouses”, (4) design checkpoints, and (5) continually improve. Chris Brogan